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Sailing For Dummies

By J. J. Isler and Peter Isler and Tony Hollins
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Sailing For Dummies offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of sailing, ideal for beginners and enthusiasts looking to improve their skills. The book covers essential topics like understanding boats, navigation, seamanship, and sailing techniques, while providing practical advice and tips. Written by experienced sailors, it serves as a thorough guide for anyone eager to set sail confidently.
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Sailing For Dummies

This hands-on guide helps you chart a course to sailing success, from getting familiar with nautical terms and seamanship basics to setting sail and even riding out a storm.

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Go sailing in a dinghy, a yacht or try windsurfing. Want to sail into the sunset but don't know port from starboard? Don't worry! Sailing For Dummies, Australian and New Zealand Edition, covers the latest on boats, gear and racing.

This hands-on guide helps you chart a course to sailing success, from getting familiar with nautical terms and seamanship basics to setting sail, navigating, docking and anchoring—even riding out a storm.

Discover how to:

  • Get your feet wet at a sailing school
  • Launch a boat and manoeuvre under sail
  • Navigate, anchor and dock
  • Charter a boat or go racing
  • Choose and care for a boat

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780731406449

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 January 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: Australian and New Zealand Edition

Contributors:

  • Foreword by John Bertrand

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 19.0mm

Height: 24.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

JJ Isler won Olympic sailing medals in Sydney and Barcelona. Peter Isler won the America's Cup twice as navigator aboard Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes. Tony Hollins has been sailing all his life and is a developer of navigation software.

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